Department for Transport

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lord trefgarne: Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the roadworks on the M3 motorway between junctions 2 and 4a; and when they expect those works to be completed.

lord callanan: Highways England is on schedule to open the M3 Smart Motorway between junctions 2 and 4a on 30 June 2017. Alongside the delivery of this Smart Motorways scheme Highways England have also undertaken additional planned maintenance and renewal of a large amount of existing infrastructure reducing the need for further roadworks. This has included full low noise resurfacing of the carriageways. Highways England has delivered most of this work in parallel, there will be some remaining works which will need to take place beyond the 30 June 2017.

Home Office

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lord pearson of rannoch: Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comparative treatment by police of (1) Muslims, and (2) non-Muslims, particularly in areaswith large Muslim populations.

baroness williams of trafford: The Home Office has made no such assessment. The police officer oath of attestation emphasises the responsibility of every officer to uphold fundamental human rights and treat all citizens – whatever their religion - with fairness and respect, while Police and Crime Commissioners have a responsibility to serve all citizens in their community with integrity and diligence.

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lord hylton: Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied refugee children they estimate to be in Calais and nearby in northern France; and how they intend to identify those with a claim to come to the UK.

baroness williams of trafford: In October 2016, the French Government requested the support of the UK Government for its clearance of the Calais camp. As part of our comprehensive support for the camp clearance we transferred more than 750 children to the UK directly from France. Those children who were not eligible for transfer to the UK are in the care of French authorities.The French Government is alive to the threat of new camps appearing in northern France and we are aware of reports of some migrants returning to the area. However, official figures for the number of children present in the area are not available. Children in France are the responsibility of the French authorities.On 10 March, the Government published the basis on which further transfers to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 will be made. The Government has invited referrals of eligible children from France, Italy and Greece. The UK Government will not be involved in the identification or assessment of children.Under Article 8 of the Dublin III Regulation, children can have their asylum claims transferred to another EU Member State where they have close family. We continue to work closely with the French authorities and other EU partners to ensure the timely and efficient operation of the Dublin III Regulation.

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lord patten: Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken, or intend to take, actions following the Home Office Consultation on the future regulatory regime for the Private Security Industry carried out in 2012.

baroness williams of trafford: Further to the consultation of 2012, a review of the SIA was carried out in 2016 and the review report will be laid before Parliament. The Government will carefully consider the Review and its recommendations to inform future action on the regulatory regime of the SIA.

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the lord bishop of southwark: Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand the UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons scheme to include Iraqi refugees in Jordan.

baroness williams of trafford: The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme is intended to help vulnerable Syrian nationals. Iraqi refugees are eligible for resettlement under our other, global resettlement schemes such as Gateway and Mandate. They may also qualify for resettlement under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS), which is not restricted to Syrian nationals.

HM Treasury

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lord ouseley: Her Majesty's Government what is the annual average total cost saving to private schools in England and Wales from the tax relief granted by their charitable status.

lord bates: The information is not available. Data held on charitable tax reliefs cannot be broken down into such sector specific detail.